This is India’s most modern State-of- the-Art Refinery with a capacity of 15 Million Metric Tonne built at a cost of about Rs 35,000 crore , for which the Foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee.ETEnergyWorld | Updated: January 24, 2016, 11:00 IST

This is India’s most modern State-of- the-Art Refinery with a capacity of 15 Million Metric Tonne built at a cost of about Rs 35,000 crore , for which the Foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a government statement said.

These vehicles will traverse to all parts of Odisha to create public awareness about the inauguration of Paradip Refinery and the benefits that will flow with the commissioning of the Refinery.

The vehicles will also spread the message of various schemes launched by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas among the public.

Pradhan further stated that this refinery will contribute enormously to the capacity and availability of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Petroleum products including Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, LPG etc. will be supplied by Paradip Refinery to various parts of the country and the Jetty set up at Paradip will facilitate export of products.

Many Petrochemical projects will be set up based on this refinery which will usher a new era of Industrial and economic development in this region. This will be a gate way of opportunities to Eastern India, the statement added.